The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-16
Between Germany and Russia, Not
wlthstanding the Reports That
the Latter Is Trying
TO BREAK THE AUSTRO- GER
MAN ALLIANCE.
Great Interest Felt In the French
Cabinet Crisis, Which viii Lead
to Disruption.
FRENCH AND GERMAN TROOPS
MOBILlZING ALONG THE
Fro ntiers, and Every Evidence of
Trouble Is Seen In the Army
MOVemeAts-PersOnal.

1cOPFRiGHrKD ny THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PRESS. 1eS7.
BERLIN, May l5.-The Commission
on the Spirit Tax held a preliminary
sitting yesterday. The composition o.
the commission is 80 strong major
lty To tho tapporteiH of the hill that
there is no chance that The amend
inert will be other than the govern
ment chooses. The nationals predom
mate. They include Herr Buhl for
Bavaria, Herr Fiesor for Baden and
Herr Grub for Wurtemburg; Heren
Won Gaz 9rn and Weber, Of Landsberg,
represent the Bsvsrian Csntists. The
commission is 30 harmonious that it ia
expected the bill will be reported in
time for it to be read before the Whit
suntide recess. The Finance Minis
lers of all thu Southern States will Join
in the discussion of the commission.
Since the introduction of the bill the
government has received from dis.
tilling industries communications sp-
proving the main proposals.
The sugar lax bill was passed by the
Bundeerath today, and will bs pre-.
scented to the Rsichstsg next week.
An effort will be made to hava the
measure pass its first reading te'ore
Whitsuntide. The bill fixes the i'm
port duty, from August l, 1888, on
syrup and molasses at Is marks per
100 Kilograms; upon all other sugar,
and on beet root sugar, home made, 10
marks per 100 Kilograms. Further
from the same date, an export of 10
marks per 100 kilograms will be pa d
on raw sugar, and for other sugar ex-
port bouIties of IL marks. The O.
gress OF the spirit and sugar bills be-
ing thus promising. the government
hopes that the Reichstsg will overtske
during the pretent session some OF the
social measures The first OF these to
be taken up will be the seamen's acci.
dent insurance bill, the commission
on which is now sitting. The agrarisn
party has DE- finitely succeeded in In
ducing the government to pre-
pare a bill raising the duties
on corn and wool. Herr Won SchoIz,
Minister of Finance, has the bill in
hand. 1t is reported that the leading
proposals nearly double the import
duties on corn, rice and wool. The
opposition TO these proposals lessens
under the irritation caused by the
Russian tariffs, which are hostile 10
Germany. The grain bill will be a
resp )nse to the Russian iron duties,
and the prohibition against German
iron masters forming foundries on
Russian soil. Under the new Russian
iron tariff trade is stagnant. A num-
Der Of iron works are at q standstill.
1t is reported that the Russian Gov
ernment conIemplates an extension of
the tariff war by the prohibition of
German goods other than those of
iron and steel.
OFFICIAL ADvICEs FROM ST. PETERS
BURG
today declare that there is a marked
in the Russian relations
with Germany and that the entente
cordiAle with Prince Bismarck has
been renewed despite the polemic
over the Austro. Russian treaty re-
garding the occupation OF Bosnia,
This statement COZ ficts with the feel
ing In Bsrlin official circles, and is
Interpreted as indicating q dread of
iurther revelations Of a new intrigue
IN the part of Russia, who it is alleged
8 trying to induce Austria to abandon
he German alliance. The origin OF
he recent disclosure is now known 10
,e the discovery by Prince Bismarck
nat Russia was making approaches
or another secret treaty with Austria
With the object OF deiaching her from
germany. The disclosure has effected
is purpose Of fru strating the Russian
ans and obliRing the Austrian Gov
rnment to summsrily refuse to con-
tder any arrangements not known to
Germany.
Herr Tiszl, the Hungarian Premier,
Tiu bs questioned next week in the :